The biginning of the End ?

[Phooey]

Crusaders face £60,000 visa fine over Australian six

Players deported: Quinn, Van Dijk, Mapp, Hannay, Dalle Cort and Duggan.

The Crusaders could be fined £60,000 over the visa irregularities that led to the UK Borders Agency deporting six of their Australia-born players.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/celtic_crusaders/8387248.stm

Expansion at all costs ?

Should the RFL have taken it more slowly with the Welsh Franchise?

[cheesybunnet]

seems to be a fairly widespread way or skirting the visa situation as required, so nowt specific to rugby league.


RFL should get a bucket at every home game this coming season, and pay the fine.

[chnwh]

If that was the beginning of the end - I think this could be it.

I'd be mightily peed off if I was a Widnes fan, but even more so if I was one of the faithful that went to Brewery Field the last three years.

[cheesybunnet]

the more this story comes out the more positive i see it.

looks like at least a coupla points in the bag of franchise already, just need a couple of seasons off the bottom of the table,....and...well.....bobs yer teapot eh.

[barra]

the Welsh project has failed by moving to Wrexham!!!! thanks and goodbye

[cheesybunnet]

barra, it could be the birth of something wonderful. give it a chance.

the wounded the draw, so now there is another.

lol.